villa

noun

vil·​la ˈvi-lə 

1

: a country estate

2

: the rural or suburban residence of a wealthy person

3

British : a detached or semidetached urban residence with yard and garden space

Synonyms

• castle
• château
• estate
• hacienda
• hall
• manor
• manor house
• manse
• mansion
• palace

Examples of villa in a Sentence

They rented a seaside villa for two weeks.

a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico

Recent Examples on the Web

Those looking to truly entertain a gaggle of travel companions might consider larger or connecting villa options. —Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025

The most expensive tickets were selling for more than $1 million and offered private air and yacht travel, luxury villa accommodations and festival access over four days to eight people. —Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025

If that’s not enough, each of the property’s 16 villas comes with their own private pool, further ensuring magical swims throughout your stay. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025

Each of its villas features spacious terraces and vistas of the surrounding rainforest, while the coquís singsong-y croak offers the perfect lullaby at night. —Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin; akin to Latin vicus village — more at vicinity

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for villa

• milla
• psylla
• scilla
• scylla
• zillah
• axilla
• flotilla
• gorilla
• guerilla
• guerrilla
• manilla
• mantilla

Kids Definition

villa

noun

vil·​la ˈvil-ə 

1

: a country estate

2

: a large expensive house usually located in the country

Biographical Definition

Villa

biographical name

Vil·​la ˈvē-yə 

Francisco 1878–1923 Pancho ˈpän-(ˌ)chō 

ˈpan-

Villa originally Doroteo Arango Mexican bandit and revolutionary